Fall 2015

Buy The Change Gifts That Matter

Changing women’s lives: one blanket, bag and piece of jewelry at a time.

Kana Earrings & Kantha ScarfPriya Necklace

On the cover:

Leaf Bangle & Thavry CUffWilderness Bracelets

Photo credit: apaige photography

Lily Necklace

Hope NecklacePaper Bead Earrings & Paper Bead Cuff

Reina Necklace, Turquoise Oval Earrings, Pitala Bracelet

In A gentle way, you can shake the

world.Gandhi

Namaste Bracelets Rory Locket Necklace & Kantha Bead Necklace

Bridget Earrings & Elizabeth Bracelets

Wedding JewelryAdd a fair trade element to your special day...

Melanie Earrings & Gabriella Necklace

KAZURi

Made in Kenya

Kazuri is the swahili word for “small & beautiful”.

These handmade, hand-painted beads are the result of more than 33 years of experience.

Buying these pieces contributes to the pride of the artisans and the welfare of their families.

Amaya Bag Teardrop Necklace Namaste Bracelets

Alone we can do so little, together we can

do so much.Helen

Keller

Elephant Messenger BagElephant Purse & Winona Leather Bag

Ribbon Necklace & Ribbon Bracelet

The human spirit is

stronger than anything that can happen to

it.

C.C. Scott

Chenda BagJaya Bag & Lotus Weekender Bag

Kantha Scarf & Kantha Infinity Scarf

Flora Passport Bag

Buy The Change is a socially conscious brand focused on commerce as a long term, grassroots, solution to issues faced by women in the developing world. By partnering with women and non profit organizations to bring their handmade products to the American market, we offer our customers the opportunity to have a direct impact. Our products are

ethically made and always fairly traded. As a registered B-Corp (Benefit

Corporation) we are focused on social change over profit and creating positive outcomes for everyone we do business with; including artisans, employees and

customers.

Every product we sell is handmade by a woman facing severe economic and social struggles, from human trafficking and war, to extreme poverty. With income,

woman can gain safety, feed and educate their children, reduce

dependency and have hope for the future. A girl whose mother has income is much less likely to die of malnutrition, be taken out of school or be trafficked into the sex trade. Although we do carry

a few products made in family run workshops, or workshops that also employ men, our products are almost exclusively

handmade by women.

shop: buythechangeusa.com

Photography: Stephanie Jane PhotographyKiley41 PhotographyAshley Paige PhotographyDesign: Darien Mullings